Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-13
MUSkMELoNs AND HoMoNy.
why a Lady Ate This Food for Three SUM
mers. A Story of Great Interest
to Dyspepties.

You know that the young are apt TO take cheerful
and hopeful views of the coming years. You can
hardly them that there are experiences 10
come that will at least for WHILE extract all the
brightness from their lives and make them almost
wish they had never seen the sunshine. Persohaiiy
learned this az others must learn 1t, and It may De
the brief details may interest and pront those VINO
read this letter.
About ten years ago had severe eataff'iai ahe'
ton The droppings from my head during the high'
found their ,say to the stomach, and the acrid nc
cum 4lation a. lar. produced ca arrhai p"i'onHS "
the blood. which disturbed the functions OF the stom-
ach and brought dyspepsia hrst disco'eren
that something was wrong by distress at the pit Oh
the stomach and tendency 70 vomit after eating
with sense Of heat in the region of the stomach
This sensation of heat increased during the night,
when there would be a rising OF acid matter into the
throat end mouth, leaving burning and smarting
feeling In the throat and a continual and pecuilar
sour taste in the mouth. Of course l put myseh
under medical treatment and followed my phJsi'
Clans instructions faithfully Ny appetite was YER
ftful and got bad that could eat nothing s"ee''
while pastry especially would increase al the uA-
pleasant symptom As time went on oe0@i'
utterly unable to take any tarchy food as II "ouiu
be continually coming up into the mouth leaving d
bitter and acrd taste. 1t would also produce sehse
of weight and pressure with twinging pains in the
region Of the stomach with palpitation OF the heafl
There were also dyspepic disturbances Affecting the
nerves OF the stomach, with severe cramps anu "'h
ing pains in he region OF that organ and very ds
agreeable sensation when the stomach was empty.
This was felt chiefly between meals and would SUD
side after had eaten something.
This was neuralgia dyspepsia or gastraigia' was
now greatly run down. my rest was broken SO that
Ia. cd ni0lt'a
effect OF this on my spirits ana general health need
no more than mention. / was so weak ana pros
trate1 that had 70 be carried up and down stairs
On the floor could walk, but with difficulty and by
making A tiresome effort. All this while was under
copstant medical treatment took soda and the
various forms OF pepsin by the pound often TOOK
from fifteen to thirty grains OF soda at meal lmes'
and large quantities of salt dissolved In wafer De
tween meals. also drank largely OF mineral "aters'
such "a vchy ard the carbonate and alkaline waters,
and 40 far as could see will out the slightest bene-
fit
To make matters worse, malaria appeared about
three years ago and deprived me Of what little re-
naming strength had. For three successive sum-
mers after this period lived almost entirely upon
mu.km,lons small quantities of boiled hcmony and
mea' almost raw. Please understand that did not
ac'u y eat the meat but only sucked and swallowed
the iuic' Of IT, There were high fevers, coming on
once 10 three tour days, which won't" last for
eight hours, prec dnd BY chIlls aud accompanied
with racking headache, sly nights were cldom
free from try r. AMI Ia this way became 80 re 1uced
that | had fearful shaking spells ard took large
quantities of alcoholic stimulant5 TO Keep ny
9Th. So low spirited and dlsconsolate was
thai | wonld often break down AM have Crj ing
spells. sobbng like "A chIld.
With all this had terrible cough, and grew so
thin aud white that everybody thought was going
to die; and indeed. thought 20 myself.
Last Au ust a friend spokn 10 me qbout h kline.
the qui,inr and advised me 10 try it, bus had
taken ~ much medicnc u-elessy that ii was o. ly
aier considerable prsuusiOB the part OF my hus
band ani friends that WA- finally won over t. Il
as thel desired. did besiu the use OF kassine.
howevt r. taking SIX eight bOttlea before III rood
effects ol II became apparcnt. | took IT tor some
four pths AID improvement was very slow.
Still pc-sevtr Il. Flrst | that sf'pl better,
Then my appetite improved. | began II eat and
really relishcd my food for thu first iin" in airs.
Nv strength came back and f.em ths tim | sTcw
b Ter pidly couid eat an thing am always telt
hung ia kline - ptliri the catarh Il pUi-Ou from
tn A.14l uu up n the Kin in cruptipls The CIV
cred body Wy cough lett me. nay spirit, rose,
my nerves recovered ther t4ue, M comp eNiOn
cle q, md ,nl uoN l.. artY aud sell aAd 81 crey
believe recovery to the great md etiic nj
Remedy tnOWn rs Khsklne.
Mrs. !. \. ComstoCk,
1879 Easl 7lst ST. New Y Jrk.
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